14AutoView 3008/3016 Switch Installer/User Guide

Table 3.1: Main Dialog Box Functions (Continued)

Button

Function

 

 

Setup

Access the Setup dialog box and configure the OSCAR interface.

 

 

Commands

Access the Commands dialog box.

 

 

Name

Name of server.

 

 

EID

Unique Electronic ID in a module.

 

 

Port

The port to which a target device is connected.

 

 

Viewing and selecting ports and servers

Use the Main dialog box to view, configure and control target devices in the AutoView 3008/3016 switching system. You may view the target devices by name, port or by the unique Electronic ID (EID) embedded in each IQ module. You will see an OSCAR interface-generated port list by default when you first launch the OSCAR interface.

The Port column indicates the port to which a target device is connected.

Selecting a target device

Use the Main dialog box to select a target device. When you select a target device, the AutoView 3008/3016 switch reconfigures the local keyboard and mouse to the settings for the selected target device.

To select a target device:

Double-click the target device name, EID or port number.

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If the display order of your list is by port (the Port button is depressed), type the port number and press Enter.

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If the display order of your list is by name or EID (the Name or EID button is depressed), type the first few letters of the name of the target device or the EID number to establish it as unique and press Enter.

To select the previous target device:

Press Print Screen and then Backspace. This key combination toggles you between the previous and current connections.

To disconnect from a target device:

Press Print Screen and then Alt+0 (zero). This leaves the user in a free state, with no target device selected. The status flag on your desktop displays Free.

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Avocent 3008/3016 manual Viewing and selecting ports and servers, Selecting a target device, To select a target device

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